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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JEROME J. WEBSTER AND WILLIAM lV. DRElV, OE SOMERYILLE, MASSACHU- SET"S, ASSIGNORS TO THE BOSTON CASH INDICATOR AND RECORDER COM'PXY, OF IANGOR, MAINE.

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATORa SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,261, dated February 24, 1891. Application tiled June 26, 1889. Serial No. 815,618. (No model.)

To all whom it 11mg concern.-

Be it known that we, JEROME J. WEBSTER, a subject ot Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and XVTLLIAM lll. DREW, a citizen of the United States, both residing at Somerville, in the county oi' Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Cash Indicators 1o and Registers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to cash indicators and registers, and it consists in the means hereinafter described and claimed ot preventt 5 ing the operation ot' the machine when the drawer is open, or, at will, of permitting such operation when said drawer is open 5 means ot' entirely preventing the operation of the machine when desired, as during the absence zo of the person in charge thereof 5 means of disengaging the pawl from the keys and of holding the pawl out of engagement with said keys, means whereby the drawer may be opened and the alarm sounded by the depression of a key reserved for that purpose without operating the indicating or registering devices, and means for locking said key on the inside of the case, if desired, to prevent the operation of the same; means of holding 3o the drawer closed and oi opening the same upon the depression of any key; means of preventing the drawer from being thrown entirely out ot the case by the spring, and means ot' releasing the drawer te allow the same to 3 5 be entirely removed from the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan of the operative mechanism of a complete section of our improved indicator and register; Fig. I?, a Jfront elevation ofthe same; 4o Fig. 3, a section on the line am: in Eig. 4, showing a side elevation of a part ot some keys and of the rocking-plate lock, said lock being shown in full lines out of engagement with said rocking plate and in dotted lines in a position to prevent the movement of said rocking plate, Fig. 4f, a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a plan of part of the rocking plate and fulorum rod, key-stops, part oi' the pawl which engages the racks oi' the keys, the pawl-holder, the blankkey lock, 5o signals, and signal-rods: Fig. 6, a side elevation ot the parts shown in Fig. 5, the dotted lines showing the rocking plate, the rear arm of one ot' the keys, the key-pawl, or pawl which holds up the keys, and the pawl-holder 5 5 in the position it has when said key is fully depressed; Eig. 7, a left side elevation, and Fig. S a rear elevation, of the registering-wheels, showing the means which rotate one of said wheels a single tooth for each complete revo- 6o lution of the other of said wheels, showing also parts of the locking-lever and registeringlever; Fig. 9, a right side elevation ot' the preferred form of the drawer-lock, a vertical section in the plane of the axis of said bolt, of the unbolting-levers, of a part of the drawer, and of a part of the case; Fig. l0, a `front elevation of the drawer-lock shown in Fig. 9, the unbolting-levers, their supporti11g-brackets, and the rod which holds the hooks out ot 7o engagement with the rocking plate, and a vertical section of part of the case and of part of the drawer; Eig. l1, a plan of the bottom of said unbolting-levers, the bolt and the rod which holds the hooks out of engagement with the rocking plate; Eig. 12, a front elevation of a modified form oi drawer-lock, a part ot the case and the drawer being in vertical transverse section; Fig. 13, a side elevation showing the shape of the bolt and guide 8o shown in 12; Eig. ist, aplan of the drawer and its look and a horizontal section of the back of the ease, the dotted lines showing the position ot the spring and drawer when the drawer is open. 8 5

The ease C, the 'Fulcrum-rod F,turning on brackets or standsfj", secured on the top of the table c of said case, the keys K, except as hereinafter stated, the vertical guides c', the signals S, supported on vertical signal-rods 9o S', each resting upon the rear arm of a key K, near the end of said key, and guided in horizontal guides C C2, secured to vertical standards C: C, said signals and keys bearing corresponding numbers, the rcgisteringlever O, provided with a pawl 05, the registering-ratchet O', turning on the same center with said registering-lever and engaged by said pawl and having numbered teeth, and the lever O, turning said ratchet O a number of teeth when any key is depressed corresponding to the number indicated on said key, the stop-wheel or stop-ratchet O3, secured to said register ratchet 0 concentrically therewith, the stop-lever Q, turning on a horizontal pivot 'q and having an upper arm q thrown into engagement with the teeth of said stop-ratchet, when the rear edge of the rocking plate B is raised by the complete depression of any key to prevent the registering-ratchet from overregistration, said rocking plate B, the last-named plate, extending over all the keys of a group and haviuga pin b, which enters a slot g3 in the lower arm q2 of said stop-levers, are all of the construction andoperation shown in Letters Patent No. 393,089, dated November 20, 1888'.

The horizontally-slidinglockiug-rod L, having backward horizontal projections, (not shown horizontal slots Z2, through which screws Z are driven into the vertical standards C?" C4 and operated in one direction by a spring Z3', and having a downhanging arm Z,providcd With a forwardly-projecting canistud Z5, the sides of which are inclined downward fromleft to right, are substantially as shown in Patent No. 377,342, dated January 31, 1888', said projections on the locking-rod being adapted to pass under forwardly-projectin'gpius (not shown) secured to said signal-rods S and to hold said signal-rods in a raised position.

The locking-rod is operated lin the other direction by an unlock ing-lever M, the rear arm m of which is' substantially like the rear arm ofthe corresponding lever in they patent last referred to, and is provided with an incline m2,` corresponding to the incline or cam-stud Z5, but the front arm mof which is slotted through fromside toV side and receives a pin b, which projects laterally from said rocking plate 13,. so that raising the rear edge of said rocking plate throwsl the incline mzdown past said cani-stud Z5 and throws the locking-rod to the left, the spring' Z3 immediatelyl throwingji't back again, and said incline m2 rising aboveI said cam-stud when the rockin-g plate is restored to position.

The means for preventing the sim ultaneous depression of two` keys ofthe same group are substantially the same as shown in the application of Knapp and Little, Serial No. 291,412, i'ledNovember 20, 1888, and now pending, theA same consistin-g'of a stop-case J, arranged at rightl angles to the keys and having in its back as manyl vertical slots 7'2 as thereV are keys, each key having a downhanging stopseparator I, of uniform thickness, except at thetop edge. i, which is wedge-shaped to en.- ter between the stops t' and shovev them aside 'upon the depression oi' any key, and the conrbi'ued. length of thel stops and the insidelength 'of' the case being such as to allow only one stop-separator to rise atl aztilne.

To secure a com plete depression of the keys and a complete registration of the amount indicated, each key is provided with an arcshaped rack i', concentric with the fulcrurnrod on which the key turns, substantially as shown in an application filed January 2,1889, by the said Webster, Serial No. 295,137, (except that iu this case the rack is below instead ot' above the body of the key, being cut on the back of the stop-separator 1,) being engaged by a pawl I', extending back of all said racks and pivoted at its lower edges at i2, substantially as described in said last-named application.

The rear .end of each key is provided with a finger i3, which projects backward from the lower end of the stop-separator I, and when the -key is fully depressed strikes the front face of the pawl I and throws said pawl backward past a notch or shoulder i on the under side ot' the rear arm of a catch-lever?, said n rear arm i5 being' heavier than the front arm i6' of the same, andA said fronti arm extending under the rocking.' plate B, so that when akey is fully depressed and the pawly l is thrown back the shoulder it engages the upper edge of said pawl and prevents its swinging forward', until the key is restored to position, and the rocking plate in descending'strikes on the top of the front arm of said catch-lever and raises the rear arm of said. catch-lever out of such engagement.

One of' the: keys K-the one with the black button at the right in Figs. 1,4, and 5-is a blank key, which merely rocks the plate B, drops any signal' which may be exposed, rings the alarm bell hereinafter described, and opens' the drawer as hereinafter described, but does not cause any indication orregistration. It is desirable that this key should'not be operated, except by 4the proprietor or a trusted clerk, and therefore this key may be locked by a lock-slide'k, Fig. 6, provided with a horizontal slot 752, through which a screw-stud is driven into the vertical standard C4, said slide beingl arranged between horizontal guides c5 on said standard, and having' a downwardly-extending arm, which, when said slide is drawn forward, stands over therear end of said blank key and prevents the depression of' the front endy thereof.

The slide Za is provided with an upwardlyextendi'ng handle, by means of which it' may be drawn. forward to lock said blank key or pushed backward out of the path of said key. This slide ofcourse cannot be operated except IOO IIO

when the case (the keyof which is carried by Y pivoted on said pawl-lcver, to slide over one tooth of said regi sterin g-gear. \Vhen the wiper runs oif from said pawl-lever o2, the latter and the pawl o:3 are restored to position by the spring o", thereby rotating said gear O'e one one-hundredth of a revolution. (See Figs. l, 7, and S.)

The gong or alarm-bell G and the striker or hammer q are supported in the usual manner upon the frame of the machine, the hammer being drawn in one direction by a spring g', connecting said striker above its pivot to the frame, and in the other direction away from the bell by a baekwardly-ex tending stu d d g2 on the locking-rod L, so that when said striker is released by said rod it is drawn by said spring nearly into contact with said bell, hits the stop-pin g3, (on the frame of the machine near the pivot of said striker,) is earried by its momentum against said bell, the lower arm of said striker yielding slightly for that purpose.

1t is sometimes desirable to n1 uiiie the sound of the bell, lVe therefore provide a muffler g4, the same being' a bent lever turning on a vertical pivot g5 and operated by a screw y" turning in a stationary nut gi, secured in the back of the case C, the front end of said lever g L being provided with a hook which, when the screw is turned in and the front end of said lever is moved to the left in Figs. l, and 2, reaches over the edge of the bell and is in contact with the same and stops the vibration thereof. Turning the screw in the other direction moves the front end of t-he lever or muiiler g1 out of contact with the edge of the bell, said bell being preferably set at an angle with the back of the case, as shown iu Fig'. l.

The drawer T is thrown outward by a leafspring t, (shown in Fig. 14,) secured to the inside of the back of the case and pressing against the back of the drawerT in the usual manner when the bolt '15 .is raised, as hereinafter described.

It is thought desirable that the registering and indicating mechanisms should be capable of operation only when the drawer is closed. Means are therefore provided to prevent the depression of any key while the drawer is open, all the operations of the machine depending upon the depressions of the keys. An incline Y, (see Figs. i) and 11,) ascending from back to front and secured to the top of the partition or post t1 in the drawer, runs under a pin t', which slides verticallyin a hole e3 in the table C, said pin having a central orifice t" in the top thereof, containing` a spring if?, and another vertical pin r3 resting upon said spring' within said orifice. Another rock-shaf t V turns in brackets el, supported upon the table c and is provided with a forwardly-extending' arm Y", which rests upon the top of the pin o3, and is also provided with as many upwardlyextending' arms as there are rocking plates, or, in other words, as there are groups of keys, each of said arms if" having at its upward end a forwardly reaching' hook r, which reaches over the rear edge of a rocking plate when the drawer is open and prevents the rocking plate from being rocked, and therefore prevents the depression of any key, the weight of the arm 'U1 being suilicient to rock the shaft Y and throw the hooks v" forward. When the drawer is pushed in or closed and the pin c is raised, as above described, the shaft Y is pushed in the other direction to throw said hooks out of engage: mentwith the rocking plate. l 1When for any reason, as in a. rush of business, to save time required to close the drawer it is desired to leave the drawer open, the hook 'UG may be held out of engagement with the rocking plate by a rod rf, secured to the inside of the front of the case and projecting backward between the tines of the forked arm ci, secured te the shaft Y', said rod fr? having a vertical hole, through which a pin 'rf' is placed justin front of said fork when the drawer is closed and the hooks r are thrown back off from the rocking plate, said pin preventing a forward movement of said forked arm, and therefore preventing the hooks from swinging' over said plate when the drawer is open. rlherod may have another vertical hole rm, merely to receive the pin n when not in use for the purpose above stated, said hole last named being far enough in front of the forked arm 'Us to permit the full movement of the same. Itis preferred, however, to have the rod "U7 slide in the case, as shown in Figs. S and l, and to provide the same with a knob or handle t on the outside of the case, and with an enlargement ri back of said fork, and to leave the pin e in the position first above named against the front of the fork, so that said rod 'ci slides in and out as the shaft Y' rocks in one direction or the other. The rod ri is also provided with a lateral projection is inside the case, and a lock u, of any approved censtruction, is secured to the case in such al position that its bolt if may be shot in behind said projection 'rf to hold the rod fr7 and the hooks r in the position shown by dotted lines in Figs. f3 and i, the hooks being in engagement with the rockingplate, and thus prevent the opening of the drawer or the operation of any part of the machine after the drawer is closed.

The object of making the pins f1; f3 separate from cach other and interposing the spring' 'r2 between them is to allow the drawer to be closed after the hooks have been locked in their forward position without breaking the rocking plate or said pins, said spring r2 yielding sufficiently to allow this to be done, but being strong enough to raise the rocking plate at other times; or, if desired, the bolt fr may be shot in front of said projection cl3 to hold the hooks 2J out of engagement with the rocking plate and allow the machine to operate when the drawer is open.

In Figs. 9 to ll the bolt t moves vertically, having' a beveled lower cud tw, and is raised IOO IIO

byy an incline 1511 similar to the incline V, but shorter, Fig. 9, and also secured to the top of the post or partition 15111. When' the drawer is pushed in as far as it will go, the bol`t151 drops down in front of said incline 1517 and locks the drawer. Said bolt is provided with pins 151S1 or ears, which rest upon levers 1519 tm), respectively, piv'oted at @11122 in brackets 1523 21, secured to the under side of the tableor hori- Zontal partition c. The levers 151 211 are -j'nintetLat their free ends at 27 2S to the lower ends of the vertical rods 25152, which are provided with T-shaped or laterally-extending'heads A1521 30, which project over arms, as b2, Figs. l, 3, and 4, on the rocking plate B, so that rocking said rocking plate by the depression of an y key raises said rods15251525, lifts the bolt 1515 high enough to be out of the way ofv the incline 1511, and allows the drawer to be thrown openv by the spring, as above described. 'lhis construction allows a single drawerllocking bolt to be rais-ed by rocking plates arranged at a considerable distance from each other and operated by different banks or groups of keys.

In the modied form of the drawer-locking apparatus shown in Figs. l2 tov 14 the drawer T is locked by a bolt 15', sliding in a bracket t2, secured to the under side of the table c of the case near one end of saidbolt. The other end ot' said bolt is pivoted to the upper end of a vertical arm 153 of a rock-shaft 151,. turning in brackets 155111, also secu red to the under side of said table c. The bolt 15 has a downward projection 15", adapted to be struck and pushed aside by the cam t8, secured to the drawer T by screws t, which enter the.

above-named post or partition t1@ in said drawer when the drawer is pushed inward. The rock-shaft 151 yhas another arm 1511, the free end of which is provided with afork 1512 to receive the lower end' of a rod 1513, the upper end of which rod is provided with a T-shaped head '11 above the table c, the shank of the rod passing through an opening e2 in said table c. An arm b2, projecting from the rocking plate B, reaches under the head 1511(see Fig. 4,) and when said plate is rocked by the depression of a key lifts said rod t11, rocks the shaft t1, and pushes the bolt t into the position shown by dotted lilies in Fig. 9, moving the projection 157 on said bolt from in front of the cam t8 and allowing the drawer to be thrown open by the springt. The weight of the arm 1511 and rod 1513'Will' generally be sufficient to restore them and the bolt to their normal positions; buit their return motion may be assisted by a spring, if desired.

WVe do not herein claim as our invention the combination of an operating-key provided with a rack, a pawl arranged to engage said rack when the key is partially operated and tobe dis:

engagedther'ef rom when the key has been fully operated, a latch for holding the pawl and rack out of engagement while the key is being re set, and a trip. for releasing said latch, as the same is not our joint invention, but the sole invention of said Vebstcr; nor do we claim the combination, with an operating-'key provided with a rack having a projection at one end, of a pawl arranged to engage said rack when the key is partially operated, and tobe disengaged therefrom by the projection at the end of the rack when the key has been fully operated, a latch for holding the pawl and rack out of engagement while the key is being reset, and a trip for said latch, said conibination not being our joint invention; but

That we do claim isl. The combination of a piv'oted key provided with a rack and with a linger, a pawl engaging said rack to prevent the return of said key, said tin ger bein g adapted, when said key is fully depressed, to strike said pawl and to throw the same out of engagement with said rack, and a catch-lever having a weighted arm provided with a notch or shoulder to engage said pawl to hold the saine out of engagement with said rack and to allow said key to return to position, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of a pivoted key provided with a rack and with a finger, a pivoted rocking plate arranged above said key and raised by the depression of said key, a pawl normally engaging said rack to prevent the return of said key, said finger being adapted, when said key is fully depressed, to strike said pawl and to throw the same out of engagement with said rack, an-d a catch-lever having a weighted rear arm provided with a notch or shoulder to engage said pawl to hold "the same out of4 engagement with said rack and to allow said key to return to position, the front arm of said catch-lever extending under said rocking plate and adapted to be struck and depressed by said rocking plate when said key returns to position, vand to thereby raise said rear arm of said' catchlever out of engagement with said pawland to allow said pawl to return to position,as and for the purpose specified.

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3. The combination of a series of keys, each provided with a rack and with a linger, a series of stops adapted to prevent a depression of any key, except when every other key of IIS said series is in its normal position, and a pawl adapted to engage each of said racks to prevent the return of any depressed key until said key is fully depressed, the finger of said key being adapted, when said key is fully depressed, to stri-ke said pawl and to throw the same out of engagement with said rack, as and for the purpose specified.

4.- The combination of a series of keys, each provided with a rack and with a linger, a series of stops adapted to prevent a depression of any key except when every other key of saidserics is in its normal position, a pawl adapted to engage each of said vracks to prevent the return of any depressed key until IZO said key is fully depressed, the finger of said saine out ot engagement with said rack, and a catch-lever having a weighted ariii previded with a notch or shoulder to engage said paiwl to hohl the same out of engagement with said rack and to allow said key to return to position, as and for the purpose specified.

5. The combination of a series otkeys, each provided with a rack and with a linger, a rocking plate arranged above said keys and raised by the depression of any ot said keys, a series of stops arranged to prevent the depression of any ot said keys except when every other key of said series is in its normal position, a pawl adapted to engage each of said racks to prevent the return ot any depressed key until said key is fully depressed, the finger ot said key being adapted, when said key is fully depressed, to strike said pawl and to throw the saine out ot engagement with said rack, and a catclrlever having a weighted arm provided with a notch or shoulder to engage said pawl to hold the saine out of engagement with said rack and to allow said key to return to position, the t'ront arin 0i said catch-lever extending under said rocking plate and adapted to be struck and depressed by said rocking plate when a depressed key returns to position, and thereby to raise said rear arm et' said catch-1ever outI ot' engagement with said pawl and to allow said pawl to return to position, as and for the purpose specified.

(5. In an iiidicating-machine, a series of numbered keys, indicating devices adapted to be operated by said keys to display numbers corresponding with the numbers on said keys and simultaneously to withdraw from view previously-indicated numbers, another key adapted to withdraw from view said previously-displayed numbers without displaying other numbers, and a slide adapted to be moved over the rear end of said last-named key to prevent the operation of said lastiiained key, as and for the purpose specified.

7. ln an indicating and registering machine, a series of numbered keys, indicating devices adapted to be operated by said keys to display numbers corresponding with the numbers on said keys and to withdraw from view previonsly-indicated numbers, registering devices operated by said keys to register the total amount of the indicated numbers, alarm devices operated by said keys, another key adapted to withdraw from view said previously-displayed numbers without displayn ing other numbers and without operating said registering devices and said alarm devices, and a slide adapted to be engaged with the rear end of said last-named key to prevent the operation ot' said last-naiiied key, as and for the purpose speciied.

8. The combination of the case, the frame, a key, and a slide supported on said frame within said case and incapable of being' moved when said case is closed, but adapted to be moved by the hand inserted in said case when the same is open over the rear end of said key and to prevent the t'ront end oll said key from being depressed, as and for the purpose specified.

0. The combination of the case, the drawer sliding in said ease, a key arranged partly within said case, but extending outside of the saine, a rocking plate arranged above said key and adapted to be raised by the depression ot said key, a bolt normally locking said drawer when said drawer is closed and adapted to be drawn by the raising of said plate to allow said drawer to be opened, and means arranged within said case, substantially as described, of preventing the operation ot said key, as and for the purpose specified.

l0. The combination of the case, the frame, tlie drawer sliding in said ease, a key,arocking plate arranged above said key and adapted to be raised by the depression of said key, a bolt normally lookin g said drawer when said drawer is closed and adapted to be drawn by the raising et said plate to allow said drawer to be opened, and a slide supported on said frame within said case and adapted to be moved over the rear end of said key to pievent the front end of said key from being depressed, as and for the purpose specilied.

ll. The combination of the case, the drawer sliding in said case, the keys, the roekin g plate actuated by any of saidkeys, a rocking bar provided with arms extending upward and having lieoks, and with another arm weighted to tlii'ow said hooks over said rocking plate, said last-nained arm beingarranged above a pin which slides vertically in said ease, said pin, an incline secured to said drawer and raising said pin when said drawer is closed to rock said bar and to throw said hooks from above said rocking plate to permit the operation of said keys and rocking plate, as and for the purpose specified.

l2. The combination of the ease,.the drawer sliding in said case, the keys, the rocking plate actuated by any of said keys, the bolt normally locking said drawer, but adapted to be raised by the rocking of said plate to permit the opening of said drawer, a rocking bar provided with arms having hooks, and with another arm weighted to throw said hooks over said rocking plate, said lastnained arm being arranged above a pin which slides vertically in said case, said pin, an incline secured to said drawer and raising said pin when said drawer is closed to rock said bar and to throw said hooks from above said rocking plate to permit the operationof said keys and rocking plate, as and for the purpose specified,

13. rlhe combination of the case, the drawer sliding in said case, the keys, the rocking plate actuated by any of said keys, a rocking bar provided with arms extending upward, having hooks, and with an upwardly-extend ing fork, a rod sliding in a hole with which the case is provided in front of said rocking bar, and having a lateral projection, and a lock secured to said ease and arranged to have its IOO IIO

bolt shot in behind said projection, the rear under said ears, the free ends of said levers end of said rod being` secured to said forlcto being jointed to vertical rods having heads to hold said hooks over said rocking plate and l engage with said rocking plate, as and for to prevent the operation of said keys, as and f the purpose specified.

for t-he purpose specified. In Witness whereof wehave signed this speci- 14. The Combination of the oase,the frame, cation, in the presence of two attesting witthe drawer sliding in said case, keys, a rooknesses, this 11th day of February, A. D. 1889. ing plate arranged above said keys, a bolt sliding vertically in said case and normally looking said drawer when Jthe same is closed, said bolt being,` provided with pins or ears, and levers pivoted in said case and reaching JEROME J. VEBSTER. WILLIAM lV. DREV.

Witnesses: p

GARDNER KNAPP, Y CHARLES H. LITTLE. 

